January 25th
200 Notable deaths
Francis Wilkinson Pickens
American politician (1805–1869).
Born April 7th, 1805 in Colleton County.
Died January 25th, 1869 at 63 years old in Edgefield.
Beno Gutenberg
Seismologist (1889-1960).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1960 at 70 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia).
Liang Wudong
Chinese physician.
Born March 14th, 1959 in People's Republic of China.
Died January 25th, 2020 at 60 years old in Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Sudharmono
5th vice president of indonesia (1988–1993).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Gresik.
Died January 25th, 2006 at 78 years old in Jakarta (respiratory failure). [ref]
Lee Hae Chan
South korean politician (1952-2026).
Born July 10th, 1952 in Jangpyeong-myeon.
Died January 25th, 2026 at 73 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]
Charlotte Whitton
Canadian politician (1896-1975).
Born March 8th, 1896 in Renfrew.
Died January 25th, 1975 at 78 years old
Makino Nobuaki
Japanese politician (1861–1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Kagoshima.
Died January 25th, 1949 at 87 years old in Toyofuta.
Spencer Charters
Actor (1875-1943).
Born March 25th, 1875 in Perry County.
Died January 25th, 1943 at 67 years old in Hollywood (asphyxia).
Hazi Aslanov
Soviet officer (1910–1945).
Born February 4th, 1910 in Lankaran.
Died January 25th, 1945 at 34 years old in Priekuļi Parish.
Grigor Parlichev
Bulgarian writer (1830-1893).
Born January 18th, 1830 in Ohrid.
Died January 25th, 1893 at 63 years old in Ohrid.
Claribel Alegría Vides
Nicaraguan writer (1924-2018).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Estelí.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 93 years old in Managua. [ref]
Attia Hosain
Indian writer who moved to the uk in the 1940s.
Born October 20th, 1913 in Lucknow.
Died January 25th, 1998 at 84 years old
Kiyoshi Shiga
Japanese physician (1871-1957).
Born February 7th, 1871 in Sendai.
Died January 25th, 1957 at 85 years old in Sendai.
Ettore Bastianini
Italian opera singer (1922–1967).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Siena.
Died January 25th, 1967 at 44 years old in Sirmione (laryngeal cancer).
Will H. Bradley
American artist (1868-1962).
Born July 10th, 1868 in Boston.
Died January 25th, 1962 at 93 years old in La Mesa.
Mamadou Dia
Prime minister of senegal (1910-2009).
Born July 18th, 1910 in Khombole.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 98 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Batszewa Dagan
Polish-born israeli holocaust survivor, educator, author, and speaker (1925-2024).
Born September 8th, 1925 in Łódź.
Died January 25th, 2024 at 98 years old in Bat Yam.
Asim Ferhatović
Yugoslav footballer (1933-1987).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Sarajevo.
Died January 25th, 1987 at 54 years old in Sarajevo (myocardial infarction).
Attila Zoller
Hungarian jazz guitarist (1927-1998).
Born June 13th, 1927 in Visegrád.
Died January 25th, 1998 at 70 years old in Townshend.
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
Persian princess and memoirist of the qajar dynasty. (1883–1936).
Born February 14th, 1883 in Tehran.
Died January 25th, 1936 at 52 years old in Tehran.
Lyudmila Senchina
Soviet and russian singer and actress (1950–2018).
Born December 13th, 1950 in Kudriavske.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Pēteris Stučka
Latvian-soviet politician (1865-1932).
Born July 26th, 1865 in Livonia Governorate.
Died January 25th, 1932 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Johann Gottfried Piefke
Prussian composer and conductor (1815-1884).
Born September 9th, 1815 in Skwierzyna.
Died January 25th, 1884 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna
Chilean politician (1831–1886).
Born August 25th, 1831 in Santiago.
Died January 25th, 1886 at 54 years old in Quintero.
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist (1929–2012).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Helsinki.
Died January 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson